Results 201-220 of 45,963 for speaker:Stephen Donnelly
- Written Answers — Council of Europe: Council of Europe (11 Jan 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: Question 612: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality with regard to the recent appointment of new members of the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture, the instruction he gave to the Irish ambassador attending at the Committee of Ministers that voted on new members; if the ambassador was given any instruction to contribute to debate on the Irish candidates; and if...
- Public Sector Pay (24 Jan 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the fairness and sustainability of higher-end public sector wages in the context of recent reports showing them to be significantly above their European equivalents and reports that the perception that Irish higher-end public sector workers are significantly higher paid than their counterparts in other EU...
- Public Sector Pay (24 Jan 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: There were two parts to my question. Does the Minister believe it is fair that higher paid public sector workers are paid significantly more than their private sector counterparts and their European counterparts?
- Public Sector Pay (24 Jan 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: Does he believe it is an impediment to debt restructuring? His answer said that they are not paid more, because the OECD report states that they are not paid more in some areas. The OECD report very clearly states that at the higher end - the Minister should read the report he is quoting - they are paid more. The ECB report, which came out just a few weeks ago, stated that the per hour...
- Public Sector Pay (24 Jan 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: Can the Minister answer directly?
- Public Sector Pay (24 Jan 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: I accept that the Government has made progress. My concern is with the Croke Park agreement. We have heard much back and forth on this. The Government has taken a position which is that in order to reduce the pay bill significantly, we are going to fire, retire or down-size. Regardless of the mechanism used, we will have fewer workers. What we will not do is pay less. At a time when we...
- Public Sector Pay (24 Jan 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: I am not.
- Private Members' Business. Promissory Notes: Motion (24 Jan 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: The motion before the House calls on the Government not to pay tomorrow the Anglo Irish Bank bond of â¬1.25 billion and not to pay the promissory note of â¬3.1 billion at the end of March. I will deal briefly with the issue of the bondholders. We all know that this â¬1.25 billion will go to anonymous holders of Anglo Irish Bank bonds, many of whom are speculators and who are set to make a...
- Private Members' Business. Promissory Notes: Motion (24 Jan 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: We do, actually.
- Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (24 Jan 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the names of the current holders of bonds in the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; and, if not available, the steps he has taken to ascertain this information. [3636/12]
- Written Answers — Public Sector Increments: Public Sector Increments (24 Jan 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: Question 249: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views that the payment of approximately â¬250 million this year in pay rises for public sector workers in the form of increments is an appropriate use of scarce budgetary resources at this time; if he accepts that payment of these increases is linked directly to having to lay off public sector workers who are not on...
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (24 Jan 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: Question 347: To ask the Minister for Social Protection, with regard to the cut to the training and materials grant for community employment schemes announced in budget 2012, if she stands by her previous statement that, in the event that this cut creates financial difficulties for schemes that would otherwise be viable, her Department will be in a position to fund such schemes from within...
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (24 Jan 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: Question 348: To ask the Minister for Social Protection, with regard to the cut to the training and materials grant for community employment schemes announced in budget 2012, if any analysis or study was done prior to budget 2012 on the impact of these cuts on the viability of CE schemes; what this analysis concluded; and whether she was briefed or advised prior to budget 2012 that these...
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (24 Jan 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: Question 349: To ask the Minister for Social Protection, with regard to the imminent closure of a community employment scheme (details supplied) resulting from the cut to the training and materials grant for community employment schemes announced in budget 2012, if any estimate has been made of the costs to the State and local authority arising from the closure of this scheme, such as may...
- Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: There is much concern about legislation proposed by the Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Sean Sherlock, for Tuesday next. I have been contacted, as I am sure many Deputies have, by many people who are concerned about this. I have just got off the phone from someone who runs a major Internet company in Ireland. His concern, and that of his...
- Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: The people I talk to say they cannot get their hands on the legislation to see it and debate it.
- Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: Yes.
- Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: It is due to be passed as secondary legislation by ministerial order on Tuesday. Would it be possible to pause the ministerial order, even for a few days, and to have the legislation published and debated by the House? I have spoken to some very credible people in Ireland who are saying this has serious implications for Internet provision in Ireland, for American multinationals here and for...
- Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: Could I speak for ten seconds?
- Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: Could the legislation be paused, even for a few days before it is published?